1. AN INTERVIEW WITH A POP STAR

. P: Our special guest in the studio today is Bob Bubble. Welcome to the show, Bob.

B: Thanks. It's great to be here.

P: You are only 21, but you have already sold 10 million records. How old were you

when you wrote your first song?

B: I was 15.

P: Did you take vocal lessons when you were a kid?

B: No, I didn't. My parents hoped that I would become a lawyer. So I sang and wrote

my songs in secret — late at night in my room, when everyone was sleeping. When

my first album appeared, my parents were shocked. My father said that I had

disappointed him.

P: Is he still disappointed in you?

B: No. I think he is proud of me.

P: How many songs have you written?

B: About 150.

P: Bob, I know you don't have ( haven't got) much free time, but what do you usually

do when you're not busy singing?

В: Well, I am fond of windsurfing. *•*

P: One last question, Bob. Are you married?

B: Not yet. I will get married only when I meet the girl of my dream.

2. 1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (B)

3.1. Most of all I like to read (I like reading) detective stories and science fiction.

2. Have you ever been to Rome? — Yes, I have. — When were you there?

3. I won't be able to go to the theatre with them tomorrow. — Neither will I.

4. It wasn't difficult to translate this article, was it? (The article wasn't difficult

to translate, was it?) — No, it wasn't. '

5. I live on the second floor of a five-storey(ed) block of flats.

6. Do you know how many universities there are in Washington?

7. Shakespeare was eighteen when he got married.

8. It's difficult for me to learn poems by heart.

9. The most popular hobby is collecting stamps.